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March 4, 1825 – Adams becomes the sixth president; Calhoun becomes the seventh vice president; 1825 – Erie Canal is finally completed 1826 – Former presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die on the same day, which happens to be on the fiftieth anniversary of the approval of the Declaration of independence.
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These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
Harrison's service was the shortest in history, starting with his inauguration on March 4, 1841, and ending when he died on April 4, 1841. Harrison's vice president, John Tyler, replaced him as President (the first such Presidential succession in U.S. history), and served out the rest of his term. Tyler spent much of his term in conflict with ...
William Henry Harrison, nicknamed Old Tippecanoe, died just a month after taking office in 1841.His death is the first attributed to the Curse of Tippecanoe. The Curse of Tippecanoe (also known as Tecumseh's Curse, the 20-year Curse [1] or the Zero Curse [2]) is an urban legend [3] about the deaths in office of presidents of the United States who were elected in years divisible by 20.
The Cherokee, numbering around 22,000 individuals living in 200 villages, had maintained friendly relations with the British for trading and military purposes since the early 18th century. In 1773, the Treaty of Augusta was signed at the request of both Cherokee and Creek Indians, resulting in the cession of over 2,000,000 acres of tribal land ...
The Civilian Conservation Corps allowed unemployed men to work for six months on conservation projects such as planting trees, preventing soil erosion, and combating forest fires. Workers lived in militarized camps across the country and made $30 per month. By the end of the program in 1942, the CCC had employed 2.5 million men. [169]